The San Diego State University Experts Directory is a rolodex for reporters, designed to assist journalists in their search for subject-matter experts on a variety of topics and academic research areas.
Mechanical engineering, materials science, metallurgy, manufacturing processes, machine and mechanical parts’ design, sintering, powder processing, ceramics
Earthquakes, seismic activity, earthquake hazards and risk
Asia business, China business, consumer products, Gen Y marketing, consumer behavior, marketing strategy and global marketing strategy, including China; Holiday retail, Black Friday/Cyber Monday
Number theory; combinatorics; abstract algebra and undergraduate research in mathematics.
Infectious diseases, Tuberculosis (both active disease and latent infection), Respiratory Health (Tobacco, asthma), Molecular epidemiology, Epidemiology in public health practice, Surveillance systems, Assessment of new technologies, Social epidemiology and health disparities, Global and border health, Climate change and respiratory health outcomes and Clinical trials, cancer
Astronomy, astrophysics, stars, planets, Close binary stars, optical photometry and spectroscopy
Community organization, educational reform, Chicana and Chicano politics, political movements, educational practice, policy and reform, college student retention, engagement and success; origins and persistence of Chicano nationalism and relationship to oppression.
Computer networks, Brain computer interfaces, Smart health, Wearable and ambient sensors, Internet of Things and Energy Demand Response and Predictive analytics.
Radiation detection, medical imaging, nuclear energy and homeland security involving radiological events.
Sexual health, sexual communication, social norms, social support, parent child communication, parents of trans+ children, friendships and difficult conversations.
AI-Driven analytics for Global Supply Chains, Sustainable Global Freight Management, Sustainable Port Management.
Cultivate Physical Therapy & Wellness Services, clinical mentoring and physical therapy orthopedic and sports treatment and ACL research.
children and media; adolescents and social media; media effects and impacts on individuals
Anthropology, geography, public health, social work, criminal justice, and medicine. Qualitative and mixed methods research on the use and benefits of such methodologies. Binational youth identity and family composition, migration and the transmission of identity between mothers and their children, domestic violence, female empowerment, shifts in culinary food practices and nutrition, migrant youth in the context of deportation and survival, and the moral economy of lead poisoning in ceramic production.
social marketing, advertising, consumer behavior, holiday shopping, Black Friday/Cyber Monday
sports nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, weight management
SDSU BioScience Center, vaccines, vaccine development, vaccinology, universal flu vaccine, emergency therapy for respiratory infection, immunology, immune system, flu, influenza, infectious disease, pulmonary infection, age-related disease, aging, innate immunity, veterinary therapeutic development, medical Cannabis, cannabidiol, and COPD and drug repurposing to decrease the death rate from COVID-19.
witches, magic, and witchcraft accusation, Roman history, comics and social justice, comics and history, comics and witchcraft, comics and pre-1500 sequential art
LGBTQ+ inclusive education policies; LGBTQ+ affirming school environments; equity; belonging; inclusion; school safety; mental health and wellness; and professional development for educators.
Undergraduate research, combinatorics, number theory and mathematics
Sustainable tourism, surfing, surfing tourism, sustainable tourism certification, surf parks, blue economy and marine protected areas.
Hearing loss in adults, untreated hearing loss in older adults, and auditory management for adults with hearing loss.
Bookishness, electronic literature, digital literature, digital literacy, digital humanities, mermaids, 20th and 21st experimental literature, modernism, digital modernism, media studies, book history, media theory and new media.
Reproductive justice, reproductive policy and politics, women, law and policy, feminist social movements and activism, intersectionality, gender, race, and class.
Social influence, group dynamics, persuasion, attitude, health program evaluation.
Management; Management Information Systems, human resources, workplace conflict
Child language disorders, specific language impairment, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, poverty and language development, assessment principles. improving methods of assessment for children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to prevent misdiagnosis of language disorders and reduce health and educational disparities with the aim to equip families, students, educators, community agencies, and policy makers with the tools needed to facilitate children’s language and cognitive development.
Physical organic chemistry, organic chemistry, chemical biology, nucleic acids chemistry, chemistry of DNA, RNA, and gene expression, fluorescent molecular probes, molecular recognition and molecular self-assembly.
Historian of the modern American West and California History; Political and Cultural History of post-Civil War United States, especially post World War 2; Expert in Star Trek also as I teach a course on recent US history and Star Trek.
Environmental planning and policy, geography of food and food systems, political ecology, social-ecological systems and livelihoods.
